The site of the Church of the Nativity is a World Heritage Site , and was the first to be listed under Palestine by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ). [4] The site is also on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger . [5] The Status Quo , a 250-year old understanding among religious communities applies to the site. [6] [7]

But when the Child was born in Bethlehem, since Joseph could not find a lodging in that village, he took up his quarters in a certain cave near the village; and while they were there Mary brought forth the Christ and placed Him in a manger, and here the Magi who came from Arabia found Him.(chapter LXXVIII).

In Bethlehem the cave is pointed out where He was born, and the manger in the cave where He was wrapped in swaddling clothes. And the rumor is in those places, and among foreigners of the Faith, that indeed Jesus was born in this cave who is worshipped and reverenced by the Christians. ( Contra Celsum , book I, chapter LI).

Until 1131, the Church of the Nativity was used as the primary coronation church for crusader kings . [15] During this time, extensive decoration by the crusaders and various restorations of the basilica and grounds took place. [15] This decoration and restoration process took place until 1169. [14]

Between 1834 and 1837, earthquakes and aftershocks in Bethlehem inflicted significant damage to the Church of the Nativity. [19] The initial earthquake, the 1834 Jerusalem earthquake , damaged the church's bell tower, the furnishings of the cave on which the church is built, and other parts of its structure. [20] Minor damages were further inflicted with a series of strong aftershocks in 1836 and with the Galilee earthquake of 1837 shortly thereafter. [21] [22]

The site of the Church of the Nativity is a World Heritage Site , and was the first to be listed under Palestine by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ). [4] The site is also on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger . [5] The Status Quo , a 250-year old understanding among religious communities applies to the site. [6] [7]

But when the Child was born in Bethlehem, since Joseph could not find a lodging in that village, he took up his quarters in a certain cave near the village; and while they were there Mary brought forth the Christ and placed Him in a manger, and here the Magi who came from Arabia found Him.(chapter LXXVIII).

In Bethlehem the cave is pointed out where He was born, and the manger in the cave where He was wrapped in swaddling clothes. And the rumor is in those places, and among foreigners of the Faith, that indeed Jesus was born in this cave who is worshipped and reverenced by the Christians. ( Contra Celsum , book I, chapter LI).

Until 1131, the Church of the Nativity was used as the primary coronation church for crusader kings . [15] During this time, extensive decoration by the crusaders and various restorations of the basilica and grounds took place. [15] This decoration and restoration process took place until 1169. [14]

Between 1834 and 1837, earthquakes and aftershocks in Bethlehem inflicted significant damage to the Church of the Nativity. [19] The initial earthquake, the 1834 Jerusalem earthquake , damaged the church's bell tower, the furnishings of the cave on which the church is built, and other parts of its structure. [20] Minor damages were further inflicted with a series of strong aftershocks in 1836 and with the Galilee earthquake of 1837 shortly thereafter. [21] [22]

A congregant of the Crystal Cathedral has filed a claim in bankruptcy court, seeking $5.6 million from the California megachurch founder Robert H. Schuller and $30 billion from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, alleging the sale of the church campus violated his religious and civil rights.

David E. Phillippe, a longtime member whose wife is buried at the church's cemetery, is also seeking $50,000 for two cemetery sites, according to The Orange County Register.

Phillippe alleged the board of directors "acted at Schuller's bidding" and mismanaged the ministry's money causing the bankruptcy. The resultant sale of the Garden Grove campus to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange has "permanently desecrated" the campus, he argued.

"Crystal Cathedral Ministries diverted funds to their own enrichment, failed to pay bills and through their own mismanagement of available money caused this bankruptcy," he wrote in the claim, and also mentioned Bishop Tod Brown, the pope and the Vatican.

The member added that the transfer of the property in February "defamed, polluted, cursed with moral, ethical cultural, criminal, spiritual and religious indignity" the church, its buildings and "the consecrated grounds" of the cemetery.

In an email filed with documents last week, Nanette Sanders, the attorney for the bankruptcy agent in the case, said the plan was confirmed last December and is "now a final, non-appealable order." "If you had an objection to the sale to the Catholic Church, you needed to raise your objection at the November confirmation hearings," Sanders wrote in the email. "Your alleged claims against the Pope, the Vatican and the Schullers are not claims in which the bankruptcy estate should be involved."

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Church of the Nativity - Wikipedia

The Church of the Nativity ( Arabic : كَنِيسَةُ ٱلْمَهْد ‎; Greek : Βασιλική της Γεννήσεως ; Armenian : Սուրբ Ծննդյան տաճար ; Latin : Basilica Nativitatis ) is a basilica located in Bethlehem , in the West Bank , Palestine.The site of the